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Agricultural Marketing Service
RULES
Limes grown in Florida and imported, 64255-64257
Oranges and grapefruit grown in Texas, 64253-64255
Oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, and tangelos grown in Florida, 64251-
          64253
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Federal-State marketing improvement program, 64319


Agriculture Department
See Agricultural Marketing Service
See Forest Service
See Rural Telephone Bank


Antitrust Division
NOTICES
National cooperative research notifications:
    Dry Machining of Aluminum Joint Venture, 64370
    High Throughput Hole Making Joint Venture, 64370
    National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, Inc., 64370-64371
    Petroleum Environmental Research Forum Project (No. 95-10), 64371
    Semiconductor Research Corp, 64371
    Southwest Research Institute, 64371-64372


Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
RULES
National security information, 64286-64289


Arts and Humanities, National Foundation
See National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities


Commerce Department
See Export Administration Bureau
See International Trade Administration
See National Institute of Standards and Technology
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOTICES
Acquisition regulations:
    Empowerment contracting; guidelines, 64321-64322


Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
NOTICES
Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:
    India, 64342-64343


Education Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 64343
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 64343-64344


Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Air programs:
    Stratospheric ozone protection--
        Fire extinguishers containing hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs); 
                ban reconsideration, 64424-64427
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    California, 64291-64294
Air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:
    Nebraska, 64294-64295
Treatment works construction; loan guarantees; CFR part removed, 64290-
          64291
PROPOSED RULES
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    California, 64308
    Maryland, 64307-64308
    Nebraska, 64304-64307
Air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:
    Nebraska, 64308-64309
NOTICES
Clean Air Act:
    Citizens suits; proposed settlements--
        Citizens for Balanced Transportation, 64354
Grants, State and local assistance:
    Wetlands protection, State and tribal programs, 64354-64355
Meetings:
    Food Safety Advisory Committee, 64355
    Pesticide partnership; new audio technologies introduction, 64356


Executive Office of the President
See Presidential Documents


Export Administration Bureau
RULES
Export licensing:
    Commerce control list--
        License exceptions; reorganization, 64272-64286


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Mitsubishi, 64270-64272


Federal Communications Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Radio stations; table of assignments:
    Pennsylvania, 64309


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    MidAmerican Energy Co. et al., 64347-64350
    Northern Indiana Public Service Co. et al., 64350-64353
Hydroelectric applications, 64353-64354
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    American Hunter Energy Inc., 64344
    Burlington Resources Trading Inc., 64344-64345
    Dauphin Island Gathering System, 64345-64346

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    Frontier Gas Storage Co., 64346
    Oceanside Energy, Inc., 64346-64347
    Strategic Energy Ltd., 64347
    Working Assets Green Power, Inc., 64347


Federal Highway Administration
RULES
Motor carrier safety standards:
    Single State insurance registration; receipt rule, 64295-64297


Federal Maritime Commission
NOTICES
Agreements filed, etc., 64356


Federal Railroad Administration
NOTICES
Exemption petitions, etc.:
    National Railroad Passenger Corp. (AMTRAK), 64408-64409


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Change in bank control, 64356-64357
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 64357
    Permissible nonbanking activities, 64357-64358


Fish and Wildlife Service
NOTICES
Endangered and threatened species permit applications, 64359


Foreign Assets Control Office
RULES
Sanctions; blocked persons, specially designated nationals, terrorists, 
          and narcotics traffickers, and blocked vessels; list, 64289-
          64290


Forest Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Flathead Naional Forest, MT, 64319-64321
Ozark National Forest, AR; wild and scenic rivers; comprehensive 
          management plans, 64321


Health and Human Services Department
See National Institutes of Health


Housing and Urban Development Department
PROPOSED RULES
Mortgage and loan insurance programs:
    Multifamily mortgage insurance--
        Risk-sharing for hospitals, 64414-64422
NOTICES
Grant and cooperative agreement awards:
    John Heinz neighborhood development program (no 1996 awards), 64359


Interior Department
See Fish and Wildlife Service
See Land Management Bureau
See National Park Service


International Development Cooperation Agency
See Overseas Private Investment Corporation


International Trade Administration
NOTICES
Antidumping:
    Ferrosilicon from--
        Brazil, 64322
    Roller chain, other than bicycle, from--
        Japan, 64322-64334
Scope rulings; list, 64334-64336


International Trade Commission
NOTICES
Import investigations:
    Collated roofing nails from--
        China et al., 64364-64365
    Liberalizing APEC tariff and nontariff barriers to trade; economic 
            implications, 64365-64366


Justice Department
See Antitrust Division
NOTICES
Pollution control; consent judgments:
    Farber, Benjamin, et al., 64366
    H.K. Porter Co., Inc., et al., 64366-64367
    Harris Corp., 64367
    Johnson Controls, Inc., et al., 64367-64368
    Occidental Chemical Corp. et al., 64368
    Quaker State Corp., 64369
    Riehl, Ralph, et al.; correction, 64369
    Watertown, SD, et al., 64369-64370


Labor Department
See Mine Safety and Health Administration


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:
    Montana, 64360
    New Mexico, 64360-64361


Mine Safety and Health Administration
NOTICES
Safety standard petitions:
    Mountain Coal Co. et al., 64372-64374


National Bankruptcy Review Commission
NOTICES
Meetings, 64374


National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Humanities Panel, 64374-64375


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
RULES
Motor vehicle safety standards:
    Occupant crash protection--
        Smart air bags, vehicles without; warning labels, manual cutoff 
                switches, etc., 64297-64298


National Institute of Standards and Technology
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Advanced technology program (ATP), 64336-64337

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National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 64358-64359
    National Institute of General Medical Sciences, 64359


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
        Gulf of Alaska groundfish, 64299-64303
        Scallop, 64298-64299
PROPOSED RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
        Gulf of Alaska groundfish, 64310-64318
    Northeastern United States fisheries--
        Northeast multispecies, 64309-64310
NOTICES
Marine mammals:
    Incidental taking; authorization letters, etc.--
        Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA; Titan II and IV launch vehicles, 
                64337-64342
Permits:
    Foreign fishing, 64342


National Park Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Yosemite National Park, CA, 64361
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects:
    Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI--
        Inventory from island of Hawaii, 64362-64363
        Inventory from island of Kaua'i, 64363-64364
        Inventory from island of Lana'i, 64363
        Inventory from island of Maui, 64361-64362
    Hawai'i Maritime Center, Honolulu, HI; inventory from islands of 
            O'ahu and Hawai'i, 64363


National Science Foundation
NOTICES
Meetings:
    United States Antartic Program Blue Ribbon Panel, 64376


National Transportation Safety Board
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 64376


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
RULES
High-level radioactive wastes disposal in geologic repositories; design 
          basis events, 64257-64270
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Portland General Electric Co. et al., 64378-64379
Memorandums of understanding:
    NRC emergency response data system utilization--
        Louisiana, 64379-64381
Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards considerations; 
          biweekly notices, 64381-64400
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Entergy Operations, Inc., 64376-64378


Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
NOTICES
Meeting, 64400


Overseas Private Investment Corporation
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 64364


Postal Rate Commission
NOTICES
Post office closings; petitions for appeal:
    Oakley, IL, 64401


Presidential Documents
PROCLAMATIONS
Imports and exports:
    Broom corn brooms, imports (Proc. 6961), 64431-64438
Special observances:
    Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, National (Proc. 6960), 
            64245-64246
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS
Broom corn brooms; action under section 203 of the Trade Act of 1974 
          (Memorandum of November 28, 1996), 64439-64440
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
          Appropriations Act, 1997; delegation of authority (memorandum 
          of November 20, 1996), 64247
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996; delegation of responsibilities 
          (memorandum of November 21, 1996), 64249


Prospective Payment Assessment Commission
NOTICES
Meetings, 64401


Public Health Service
See National Institutes of Health


Railroad Retirement Board
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 64401-64402


Rural Telephone Bank
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Board of Directors, 64321


Securities and Exchange Commission
NOTICES
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., 64405-64406
    Options Clearing Corp., 64406-64408
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Public utility holding company filings, 64402-64405


Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:
    Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co., 64409


Textile Agreements Implementation Committee
See Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements


Thrift Supervision Office
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 64409-64410
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 64410-64411

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Transportation Department
See Federal Aviation Administration
See Federal Highway Administration
See Federal Railroad Administration
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
See Surface Transportation Board


Treasury Department
See Foreign Assets Control Office
See Thrift Supervision Office
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 64414-64422


Part III
Environmental Protection Agency, 64424-64427


Part IV
The President, 64431-64440
  
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                           3 CFR
Proclamations:
6960.................................................64245
6961.................................................64431
Administrative Orders:
Memorandums:
November 20, 1996....................................64247
November 21, 1996....................................64249
November 28, 1996....................................64439

                           7 CFR
905..................................................64251
906..................................................64253
911..................................................64255
944..................................................64251

                          10 CFR
60...................................................64257

                          14 CFR
39...................................................64270

                          15 CFR
732..................................................64272
736..................................................64272
740..................................................64272
742..................................................64272
744..................................................64272
746..................................................64272
748..................................................64272
750..................................................64272
752..................................................64272
758..................................................64272
770..................................................64272

                          22 CFR
605..................................................64286

                          24 CFR
Proposed Rules:
242..................................................64414

                          31 CFR
Ch. V................................................64289

                          40 CFR
39...................................................64290
52...................................................64291
81...................................................64294
82...................................................64424
Proposed Rules:
52 (3 documents)....................................64304,
                                              64307, 64308
81...................................................64308

                          47 CFR
Proposed Rules:
73...................................................64309

                          49 CFR
367..................................................64295
571..................................................64297

                          50 CFR
679 (2 documents)...................................64298,
                                                     64299
Proposed Rules:
648..................................................64309
679..................................................64310